Cutting machine



- June 24, 1930. w. GILLQOLY A CUTTING MACHINE Filed may 20,1929

2 Sheets-Sheet 1 June 24, 1930. w. GILLQOLY l 1,767,203

v CUTTING MACHINE f Filed Ma'y 2o, 19.29 z sheets-sheet 2 Y Y and. exactly in accordanceV vvithV certain def-,g l1o 201 h My improved cutter is .easyto' manipulate and capable of rapid and accurate,opera This invention relates toimprovements in cutting machines andi isffherel shownA embodied a machine especially .adapted tor routing, groovingjrahbeting, or othervvijse cutting Wooden panels, rdados and lthe l1ke. Among theteatures; onry invention is the provision of such t a machinethat .can loe:

easily and epuiic'kly ad'justedftocutaccurately sired measurements, and Which,` when once: so adjusted, can -operate "rapidly on sucfrom-the desired measurements-ev Another featureof my inventionis the,v provision of means permitting quick and ac curateadjustment of the cutters to cause them to operate accurately ator Lnear the .edges of a panel or other piece of Wood, for; the purpose, for example, of rabbeting ork grooving the edges thereof.

tion.` Y e. Other features and advantages of my 1nvention vvill` appear more fully as Iproceed VWith my specification.

featuresfof my invention .shown inthe accompanying dravvings--k l Y Figure 1 is a planvievv; Fig. 2 is a View taken as indicatedbythe lineQof F ig; 11;

Fig. 3`is a View taken as lindicated by the line'of Fig, and Fig. il is a viewvftaken asindicated by the line i of Fig. 1`.

' As shown in the drawings, the machine includes a suitable` frame, supporter base.

10, here shownintheform of a rectangular table supportedby the legs r.102k Numeraly f 11 indicates a square `Work support mount- 40 edl'fon thetable and adaptedftofbe raised andlowered. Thisis accomplished hy.v proand pivotallyV connected 'at its lower-Q end at 13-to one end ofthe lever 14 VWl`iich',"in

turn, is pivoted at 15,k to thelug .1G under the table 10. The outer'end oftheV lever'` 14 is;` provided Witha handle '1451 Whichy may belo'Wered toraisethe-Work support is. ,prov

preferably provided atits cornerswithv four depending guide bars 17 extending through suitable holesin the base 10 to'fassist in hold! ing thework supportin correetposition as it pis Vraised and lowered.

v1lumerals 18, V1S indicate guides mounted on the base, one-at-each side of' the-.Work

supportV and? adj acent'thereto. These 'guides areprovided `vvifth undercut or keyhole `.slot'sf 18a jand each hasislidablymounted thereonV 1 arotaryutter of any suitablejffornr For cessive. pieces of Work Without variation.

example', the .rotaryl'cutter Vmayii-iclude ang f electric motor 194 carried by-th'efblock 20jkk oi the guide 18;- Thefmotor shaft is indi# fcatedfhy 2 1 andmountedonthe end' there# Vof mayl'beany desired nuttingftool 22'. For

examv :'Ifvhef guides 1 8are.mountedjon the hase 1Q to permit their adjustme'ntf` to different positionsgwith'respect to` thefvv'ork support. Y v In that form ofVv :device embodying the;

This' is accomplished ley- "providing across mounted in. the crossfguide 'bymejans .ot

the bolt 24.'. The other-end ofeach' ofthe" y ple, L have "hereshovvn the tool 22 in Ltherformpoffa .disk'jvith jteeththereon for guides 18 isf provided with Va longitudinal l slot :orofpeniiiig18h` through' which extends anadjusting lfjoltf25V with the nut".thereofinV l a flzeyheleslot QGVrfith member 26, which ,j

pivotally atfA one end Vtothehase ieategr-nfrt loualfeaatf-uiemember 2e attese i al df #er rheptageffrox by; moving the' boit? 24.5 iaith@ guide "23,1 @rdf the other @ad Madinat@ bree-Yhgh bolt.

`mou ntedinthe hase 10 ald'providedfwtha 1 v Y' i viding the Workfsupport. 11 Withf the v de-f pending post 12'extendng through the table.

, be reciprocated by means 42 indicate a pair' of levers pivotally" mounted at 43 to the base 10 onthe post 44. One end of each of said levers is connected to the block by meanstof the links 45,l as

shown, and the other ends of said levers 42 are connected to the rotary cutters by means ot the links 46; The block 40 is adapted to of an' operating levery 49 pivoted thereto .at 50 andihaving one end fastened to the short link 51Which,

in turn,"is jpivoted 'at 52 to the baseV 10. The other end to one side of the base and an operating handle 49a'. that movementjof the vhandle 49% ciprocate the lblock 40 and, "operating isiA provided with It Will be Y- seen through the linksv and levers,fslide thecut-Y e have shown the ters on the guides 18.

As stated, a great variety oiikindsy of work can be performed With the-'present machine. Merely of vthe lever 49 projects out Y Will .re-`

broadly as possibly, in view of the. prior` art.

. lVhat I regard a as nevv, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

A 'machine ofthe character described inv lateach side of thevrpvvork supportand ,adjacentV thereto; kfa 1 rotary cutter -vrsli'dablvj mounted on each guideA and adapted to engageyvork on the Work support When in its raised position; means for adjusting the positions of the-:guides With respect tg the Work support; `andmeans for sliding the cutters on the guides, vsaid means vincluding a block slidably mounted on the base, means for sliding .the block, a pair oflevers pivot-f ally mounted on the base, links coiiriectinf.1r the blockvvith one end of each of said leverg and links connecting each cutter vviththe7 other endv ofeach of said levers. Y

In .Witnessf vvhereoiv I have Vhereunto setmy hand this'. lthday of. May, y1929.

- `-,Y -WILLIAMIGILLOOLYf by way of' example, same equippedfor routing Y the edges of a panel which is I'iot'rectangutightening the nuts 24"JL on Vthe bolts 24 lar.. For eXainple,'6O may indicate? a thin flat [panel mounted on lthe ,WorkV support -1`1 and heldin position by suitable stopv members Gland 62.v VThe edges of this panel, as indicated .by a, are not 'parallel but'lie in angularrelation to each other.` `VAshere shown, ,the machine isset to Acut grooves 60 in thisY panel near tlien'edges thereofy and parallel thereto.

settingtheguides 18 into parallel relationship with theedges 60a and spacing'tli'e same' softhat; the cutting tool/22 Willgcut the grooves 60b Where desired. `The guides 1S arev then permanently set vin position by by tightening the bolts 25, 27: and 29. When so set, the Work, here'indicated'as the panel y60, isf placed in position on the Work support,

11. k-The'lsamej is then raised by depressing the handle, 142L and the handle 49a.Y is' then reciprocated to slide the cutters 19 toi'ifthe i' gu`ides18V to' cause the cutting tools22 to out the' gfOOVBS 60, as shoWn.-`: r'wWhle I have shown and modiications. Changes, therefore, inthe constriicti'in and arrangement? may be made claims,"in which Vit`v is my intention'to claimv This isv accomplished byv and y i described `cer- K tainfembodiments of. my invention, 'it n to'be understood that'itisV capable `off-many 1 ,Y

' rio all noveltyfinherent 'in vmy"invention as I V 

